The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered:

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Macdonald in continuation.

National Native Title Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Central Land Council—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Northern Land Council—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Torres Strait Regional Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 221/07 to 346/07—Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports—Government response. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Australia Business Arts Foundation Ltd—Financial statements for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997Live-stock mortalities during exports by sea—Report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2007. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Macdonald debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Migration Act 1958Section 440A—Conduct of Refugee Review Tribunal reviews not completed within 90 days—Report for the period 1 November 2007 to 29 February 2008. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Migration Act 1958Section 91Y—Protection visa processing taking more than 90 days—Report for the period 1 November 2007 to 29 February 2008. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 366/08 to 412/08—Government response to reports by the Commonwealth Ombudsman, dated 13 May 2008. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Which way home? A new approach to homelessness—Green paper by the Prime Minister and the Minister for Housing, dated May 2008. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Macdonald in continuation.

Australian Communications and Media Authority—National Relay Service provider performance—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Macdonald in continuation.

NetAlert Limited—Report for 2006-07—Statement relating to exemption from reporting requirements. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Barnett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Barnett in continuation.

Australian Maritime College—Report for 2006-07 [Final report]. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Barnett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Barnett in continuation.

Treaties—MultilateralExplanatory statement 2 of 2008—Amendment, adopted 1 October 2007, to Annex 1 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) International Convention Against Doping in Sport of 19 October 2005. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Boyce. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Boyce in continuation.

Treaties—BilateralAustralia-Chile Free Trade Agreement—Text, together with the national interest analysis, regulation impact statement and annexures. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator McEwen. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator McEwen in continuation.

AusLink—Report for 2006-07. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Macdonald in continuation.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare—Report—Australia’s health 2008—Eleventh biennial report. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Boyce. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Boyce in continuation.

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)—NHMRC Licensing Committee—Report on the operation of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 for the period 1 October 2007 to 31 March 2008. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Barnett. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Barnett in continuation.

Indigenous Business Australia—Corporate plan 2008-2013. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Macdonald in continuation.

General business orders of the day Nos 16 to 18, 20, 22 to 27, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37 to 43, 45 to 47, 49 to 51, 53, 56, 58 to 66 and 68 were called on but no motion was moved.